Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 67,939 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Egypt stood at 67,939 number.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Egypt peaked at 197,983 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 35,816 number, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82,277 number | — |
| 1972 | 73,397 number | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 73,245 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 70,852 number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 111,341 number | +57.1% |
| 1976 | 109,907 number | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 83,179 number | -24.3% |
| 1978 | 138,624 number | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 194,070 number | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 120,563 number | -37.9% |
| 1981 | 165,382 number | +37.2% |
| 1982 | 48,669 number | -70.6% |
| 1983 | 36,529 number | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 35,816 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 197,983 number | +452.8% |
| 1999 | 175,539 number | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 155,213 number | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 145,421 number | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 142,164 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 124,919 number | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 108,215 number | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 69,712 number | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 121,761 number | +74.7% |
| 2010 | 126,574 number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 123,902 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 128,305 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 128,258 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 125,075 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 97,951 number | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 92,469 number | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 67,939 number | -26.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 67,939 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 67,939 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,754 number, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +452.8% | 35,816 number | 197,983 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104,099 number | 70,852 number | 194,070 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 81,392 number | 35,816 number | 165,382 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 186,761 number | 175,539 number | 197,983 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 123,915 number | 69,712 number | 155,213 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 111,309 number | 67,939 number | 128,305 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Egypt?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Egypt was 67,939 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 197,983 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,816 number in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Egypt ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.